Donaldsonville — Delmond Landry, relatively shy by his own admission, is still adjusting to the growing attention he's garnered in the past year.

The Ascension Catholic standout, who blew by offensive linemen in several one-on-one opportunities Friday afternoon at the LSU Elite Prospect Camp, hasn't given himself much choice.

The rising senior committed to Louisiana-Lafayette last weekend in a recruiting process that also included offers from Kansas State and Southern Miss.

An opportunity to play college football is one that still, to some degree, surprises even Landry when he looks back to the freshman version of himself.

"As a freshman, I didn't care," he said. "I was weak-minded, and I just didn't really wanna play football, but they forced me to play football. Then during my sophomore year and junior year, that's when I really started wanting to play football and liking it and started getting better."

Doug Moreau took over the Bulldogs in 2012, and Landry credits the veteran coach and his staff for helping transform him into the player he is today: a soon-to-be college athlete.

Landry admitted he was relatively out of shape as a 6-foot-3, 200-pound freshman, but has worked his way to a much more fit 6-foot-4, 267-pound force with maxes of 285 pounds in the bench press and power clean."

"They just told me, 'Get with it, and you better get with it now,'" Landry said. "When I went home and actually just thought about it, that's when it just clicked in my mind, and I was ready to go."

Moreau offered tempered praise of the tight end and defensive lineman prior to the 2013 season.

Landry possessed a world of potential, but needed to produce more on the field to earn even more emphatic compliments.

A 73-tackle, 21-sack, District 8-1A MVP junior campaign later, and his coach's compliments have shifted noticeably from what Landry could be to what Landry has become.

"He's grown up a whole lot in the last year," Moreau said. "He's not shy about coming in this weight room and busting his tail off. He understands running, conditioning, and I think he has a real good ambition to be great. He's not just gonna sit on it. It's not just about talent. It's about attitude, and it's about commitment level ... The sky's the limit."

Still, Landry didn't want to venture too far from his Donaldsonville home with his college choice.

And Lafayette carried with its geographic proximity a comfort level to match.

"It feels great," Landry said. "I prayed on it. I prayed about it and stuff like that," Landry said. "That's where my heart's at ... It just felt like I would be safe there and get a lot of playing time and stuff like that."